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WORKMANS TIME RECORDER.

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WDRKMANS TIME RECORDER.

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TAYLOR. WORKMANS TIME RECORDER.

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WORKMAN'S TIME RECORDER.

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WORKMANS TIME RECORDER.

APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 6, 1907.

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WORKMANS TIME-RECORDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 13, 1912.

Application filed June 6, 1907. Serial No. 377,639.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, VILLIAM TAYLOR, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at Stoughton Street Works, Leicester, in the county of Leicester, England, engineer, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Workmens Time-Recorders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to machines such as are used for recording the time of workmen, and particularly to that class of machine by which workmen mark on their individual cards the times at which they commence and end their work.

Apparatus according to this invention is constructed substantially as illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a front elevation of the recorder complete, Fi 2 is a plan; Fig. 3 a front elevation with the case front and dial removed; Fig. 1 a rear elevation with the case back removed; Fig. 5 a view from the right side with the casing broken away;

I Fig. 6 a sectional view from the same side;

Fig. 7 a plan view of the underside of the top casing showing the printing apparatus; Figs. 8 and 9 are views of the mechanism for actuating the printing hammer; Fig. 10 a view of the type changing mechanism; Fig. 11 a view of the ink ribbon guide; Fig. 12 a detail view of part of the card hoist mechanism; Fig. 13 is a detail View of the hoist escapement; Fig. 14'. a detail view of part of the ribbon reverse gear.

The apparatus comprises broadly a containing case (Fig. 1), a time indicating dial, a slotted receiver (Z for the card, and a trigger j which is actuated by hand to print the time on the card. Within the case are mechanisms for actuating the time indicator and time stamp and for determining the position of'printing on the card. The position laterally in which the time is printed on the card can be varied to distinguish between the times of commencing and ending work by moving the card receiver (Z by hand within a slot in the top of the casing, and is indicated by a pointer (Z on the case top and a scale al fixed to the movable receiver (Z.

The card holder cl (Figs. 1 to 6) consists of a mouthpiece or chute having sides (Z inclined downwardly to the card slit (Z and making a wide angle with each so that peas or other similar objects cannot be jammed therein, and of two longitudinally slotted.

rods d fixed thereto and projecting downwardly within the casing from the chute, which rods both receive and support the edges of the card D and guide the holder in its lateral movement in the slot (i in the top of the casing. Two collars (Z d Fig. 7 on the rods d serve to retain the holder in the casing the collar d having attached to it a cylinder d in which is a spring urged ball or plunger (Z which cooperates with a rack 62 on the casing to locate the holder in any one of the various definite positions to which it may be moved.

The position longitudinally in which the time is printed is varied to distinguish between ditferent periods of the week by means of an abutment e on which the lower end of the card rests and which is automatically raised at convenient periods throughout the week, and at the end of the week falls again to its starting position.

The containing case is divided into two compartments .A, B, by the partition C, and the latter compartment contains the card holding and time printing mechanism while the former compartment contains the clock which actuates the card abutment, changes the printing types, and shows time on the dial, this compartment being sealed air-tight by india-rubber seals n, and locked by the lock 0 to prevent tampering. In order to promote accuracy of time keeping, the clock is provided with two separate trains of wheels which may be electrically driven, but which are shown as spring driven in Figs. 5 and 6 respectively. The duty of one train is to actuate the card abutment and change the printing types, while the other has no duty except to indicate time on the time dial (Fig. 1) and to release at regular intervals of time a detent controlling the former train thus permitting it to act at such intervals.

As shown in Figs. 3 and 6 the time keeping traincomprises a barrel a containing a main spring and driving the compensating fusee a with its winding stem 6& and main wheel a which drives the center pinion a whose wheel 6& drives the pinion a, whose wheel (4" drives the minute pinion at", whose contrate wheel (4 drives the balance escapement P which controls the time of the entire train. The hands indicating time on the dial are driven from the center pinion a by the means commonly employed in clocks for this purpose. The arbor of pinion a which is arranged to rotate once per minute,

projects through the movement plate a as.

shown in Fig. 3 and has fixed on it a volute cam a". The train which actuates the card abutment and changes the printing types comprises, as shown in Fig. 5, a barrel f containing a main spring and driving the compensating fusee f with its winding stem f and main wheel which drives the pinion f whose wheel f drives the pinion f whose wheel 1 drives the pinion F, to which is fixed the wheel or arm f having two escapement pins f f, fixed in it at different radial distances from its axis. These two pins are engaged in turn by the pallet 0 (Figs. 3 and 5) which projects inwardly from the lever 0 through a slot at in the movement plate a. The lever a is pivoted at 0 to the said movement plate and is provided with a spring 0 which keeps its extension 0 in engagement with the cam a".

Thus the lever c and pallet 0 are oscillated once per minute under the action of the cam a", so that the arbor of pinion f is permitted to make one turn at intervals of a minute, and through its crank b and pitman 6 changes the time-printing-types as hereafter described.

It is desirable to provide means for releasing the detent 0 by hand, as for example to set the printing types in harmony with the time dial, and for this purpose the detent lever 0 is provided with a handle or knob c projecting through a slit in the dial, and the engagement between the detent and the cam a" is of a yielding character, as through the extension or spring 0 which while it is in effect rigid withthe lever 0 under the actuation of the cam, yields under pressure so as to enable the detent lever to be displaced manually.

The card abutment c (Fig. 4) is attached to a rack E which is guided for vertical movement on a rod 6 fixed to the partition C, and the rack teeth 6 gear with a two tooth crown wheel or pinion e on an arbor e which is driven intermittently one half turn at intervals of twelve hours from the type changing motor In order that no sudden extra load shall be thrown on this motor at the time of lifting the card hoist. the arbor 6 (Fig. 5) is driven by a torsional spring 6 which is attached to it at one end, and at its other end is attached to the loose wheel f which is driven from the mainwheel f through the gears f, f. The work of energizing the spring is thus distributed over the time interval between the periods of its action.

The arbor c has a cross pin a (Fig. 3) the ends of which are held alternately by the hook or pallet face 9 of the detent g which is carried by an arbor g and urged by the spring 9 to obstruct the cross pin a.

ment B, where it carries a crank The arbor 9 (Fig. 5) has an arm 9 which is lifted every twelve hours by a pin 9 pro jecting from the mainwheel f and the escapement 9 then releases the arbor e which makes approximately one half turn, until the cross pin 0 (Fig. 3) encounters the spring stop 9 thereby raising the card hoist rack 6 one tooth every twelve hours. As the pin 9 passes clear of the arm 9 the spring g restores the escapement 9 so that the cross pin 6 is engaged by the pallet g and released from the spring stop 9. The arbor e is capable of end movement, and its pinion e is normally urged into engagement with the rack by the cross pin 66 encountering the sloping face of the spring urged escapement 9 (Fig. 13) and is disengaged when the escapement is next withdrawn after the card hoist reaches its topmost position, by one of the pins 0 (Fig. 12) encountering an inclined surface e on the rack 6 whereby the arbor c is displaced longitudinally and allows the hoist to drop to its lowest or starting position. One end of the arbor 6 projects through the clock dial to enable the pinion e to be withdrawn and the hoist E to be set manually to any desired position. The hoist carries an indicating scale h (Fig. 5) corresponding with the scale of days on the time card and visible through an inspection window 7L in the casing.

The arbor f (Fig. 10) of the type changing and card actuating motor f projects through the partition G into the compartwhich gives periodic motion through the pitman to the time printing wheels 6 Z2 (2 As there shown the numerals to be printed are arranged on three type wheels 6 Z2 I), for the hour figures, the ten minutes figures, and the unit minutes figures respectively. These are loosely mounted side by side on a fixed arbor 5 each being provided with a ratchet wheel integral with it, and pivoted spring urged locating pawl Z9 engaging each ratchet wheel. Three motor pawls 19 2), p are fixed together with suitable spacers so that they engage their respective ratchet wheels and are pivoted at Z2 on a link or frame Z) swinging about the axis 5 of the type wheels. The motor pawls are urged by a spring 6 Fig. 7 to engage the ratchet wheels, and the pitman b of the crank 29 is connected to the pivot Z9 so that the intermittent rotation of the crank 5 once a minute, communicates motion to the type wheels. The ratchet wheels are of one diameter, but the motor pawls are fixed together with their operative ends projecting progressively by an amount rather greater than the normal depth of the ratchet wheel teeth. The pawl 29 isthe most prominent,

and when it engages the normal teeth of the ratchet wheel Z5 the pawl 2) stands clear above the teeth of its ratchet wheel I).

the spring One of the teeth I) of the wheel 6 as shown in Fig. 10 is deepened so that the pawl 39 entering it allows the pawl 11 to engage its ratchet wheel 5 Similarly one or more teeth in the ratchet wheel I) are deepened to permit the pawl 19 to enter and bring the pawl 79 into action periodically with its wheel 6 the arrangement being such that the unit minute wheel o is moved every time the crank rotates, viz :once a minute, the wheel Z1 is moved once every ten minutes, and the wheel (3 once every hour, thus effecting the required changes in the printing types.

The mechanism for eflecting the printing is operated by a lever or trigger j mounted preferably on the top of the casing, so as to be conveniently operated by pressure with the thumb of the left hand which is rested on the casing and not to admit of the employment of muscular force other than that derivable from the fingers. The trigger is used both to set a spring actuated hammer 7' (Figs. 7, 8 and 9) which strikes the card D and inked ribbon 2' against the printing wheels 6 6 6 and also to operate the pawl i which feeds the inked ribbon, the former operation being effected on pressing the trigger and the latter on releasing it, so that the printing will have been completed before there is any feeding movement of the inked ribbon. The trigger j on being pressed turns its shaft 9' against the action of the torsional spring 9 (Figs. 4, 5 and 6). The shaft j carries a crank j with a crank pin 7' which engages one arm of a flat latch piece j which is pivoted at j by being attached to one end of a fiat spring 7' (Figs. 4, 7 8 and 9) the other end of which is rigidly attached to the partition C. On pressing the trigger j the crank pin 1' thrusting against the arm of the latch causes the latch to turn pivotally around the point j until another arm of the latch j encounters the fixed abutment j after which the latch is constrained to move pivotally aboutthe abutment the flat spring 7' permitting this by bending. Fig. 8 shows this action of the latch which has moved about the abutment until the crank pin j is about to escape from the corner of the latch j, which thereupon under the torsional action of the spring 7' returns to the position shown in Fig. 9. The printing hammer y' pivoted loosely on the shaft j has a in j engaging in a slot j in the latch j so that the above described motions of the latch are conveyed to the hammer 7' which is thus withdrawn by pressure on the trigger, released through the action of the abutment j and forcibly returned to effect the printing by The abutment j is made adjust-able so as to vary the extent of the Withdrawal of the hammer and consequently the strength of the blow delivered.

An inked ribbon 5 (Figs. 5 and 7 whose two ends are attached to the reels i is supported by guides '5 2' and passes between the time printing wheels and the card D so as to leave an impression of the types on the card when the latter is struck by the hammer j In order to guide the ribbon a centrally between the flanges of the reels and to curve it transversely as in Fig. 10 where it passes between the type wheels and the card D (the object of such curvature being to reduce the risk of the edge of the ribbon being caught by the edge of the card when the latter is placed in the receiver,) the fixed guides i are formed with a waist or hollow as in Fig. 11 and the two rods (Z of the card receiver are formed with similar hollows (Z (Figs. 6 and 10) to which the ribbon adapts itself, and by which it is guided. The ribbon reels 2' revolve freely on fixed studs 2' (Figs. 4C and 7 having screw collars i by removing which the reels and ribbon may be removed. Each reel is provided with a ratchet wheel 2' to which it is keyed and the tension on the ribbon is obtained by means of a spring 2' (Figs. 5 and 7) which bears on the ratchet Wheels and reels through interposed washers i of cork or the like, this device also serving to prevent reverse movement of the ratchet wheel under retract-ion of the pawl.

The ribbon feeding pawl 2' is pivotally connected with the crank j by which it is retracted when the trigger is pressed and is guided to actuate the ratchet 2' of one or other of the two reels 2' of the inked ribbon when the trlgger is released. Vhen the ribbon has nearly all been fed from one reel to the other and reversal of the feeding movement is necessary, this is effected in the following manner: The feeding pawl 2' has a slot 71 engaged by one end of a T shaped pivoted piece is (F igzlet) which is urged by a movable straight wire spring 70 so as to keep the pawl 2' in engagement with one or other of the ratchet wheels 2' the spring 70 being displaced from one end to the other of the T piece 70 so as to cause the pawl i to be moved from one ratchet wheel to the other by means of a pair of toggle arms Z, m, m (Fig. 7 which are constrained to take up one or other of two positions on either side of a position of unstable equilibrium under the action of the ribbon which as it is wound upon either reel displaces the toggle arm m and with it the arms m and Z from one side to the other, the arm Z having suitable claws Z Z (Fig. 14) which engage the spring 7c and move it from one end to the other of the T piece 70 thereby moving the pawl 2' and effecting reversal of the ribbon movement.

In the preferred construction the toggle device consists of a small cylinder Z having an angular notch at one end abutting against a fixed knife edge Z Inside the cylinder is a spring urged plunger Z' having a small hollow in its outer face in which is seated one end of the pin m, the other end of which is seated in a similar hollow in a fixed standard m The cylinder Z and spring urged plunger Z thus form one of the toggle arms and the pin m with its extension 012- the other.

It will be observed that I attach the printing mechanism to the inside of the top of the casing. This I do in order that any dirt which may find its way through the slit of the card receiver may fall away from such mechanism which will thus remain comparatively clean.

It will be evident that many modifications may be made in the apparatus as herein described without departing from the spirit of the present invention, for example in the card hoist which need not necessarily be moved vertically and returned to its starting position gravitationally, but might for example be guided horizontally and returned to its starting position by means of a spring or counterpoise. Similarly the card hoist might be operated at other intervals of time than twelve hours or the printing types might be changed at other intervals than one minute.

I claim r 1. In a time recorder adapted to make a record upon a card or removable record surface, the combination with a time stamp and a positioning device for varying the position of printing on the card according to fixed periods of time, of a primary motor, a detent on the motor, a secondary motor for effecting the periodical release of the detent, means actuated by the primary motor to change the printing types, and means, acting concurrently therewith, of storing energy from the primary motor to actuate the card positioning device.

2. 111 a time recorder adapted to make a record upon a card or removable record surface, the combination with a time stamp and a positioning device for varying the position of printing on the card according to fixed periods of time, of a primary motor, a detent on the motor, a secondary motor for effecting the periodical release of the detent, means actuated by the primary motor to change the printing types, a tertiary motor energized by the primary motor for actuating the card positioning device, a detent on the tertiary motor, and means for releasing said detent periodically.

3. In a time recorder adapted to make a record upon a card or removable record surface, the combination with a time stamp and a positioning device for varying the position of printing on the card, of a spring for actuating the positioning device, a motor for changing the printing types and winding said spring, a detent on the positioning device, and means to release the detent pe-- riodically.

4. In a time recorder adapted to make a record upon a card or removable record surface, the combination with a time stamp, a motor for changing the printing types, a detent on the motor, and a clock adapted to release the detent periodically, of lneans for releasing the detent manually.

5. In a time recorder: the combination with a device for varying the position of the time record on the card or record sur face, of the rack E, the spring actuated pin ion 6 the detent g, and the trip 9 which releases the detent periodically.

6. In a time recorder: the combination with a device for varying the position of the time record on the card or record surface, the rack E, the pinion e capable of longitudinal movement, and the detent g, of the detent spring 9 and the slope g by which the pinion is urged to engage with the rack 6 7. In a time recorder: the combination with a device for varying the position of the time record on the card or record surface, the rack E, the pinion e capable of longitudinal movement, the detent g, and the trip 9 of the slope e which disengages the pinion from the rack so that it may be returned to its starting position. i

8. In a time recorder: the combination with a device for varying the position of the time record on the card or record surface, the rack E, and the pinion c capable of longitudinal movement, of the knob c by which the pinion may be withdrawn from the rack manually.

9. In a time recorder: the combination with a case and receiver for the card or record surface, of the card abutment 6 means therewith of raising the card intermittently at fixed periods of time, the indicating scale it fixed thereto, and carrying a schedule of such time periods, and an aperture or "window in the case through which only one pe riod on said schedule can be read at one time.

10. In a time recorder adapted to make a record upon a card or removable record surface, the combination with a casing, a time stamp, a card receiver movable manually to vary the position of the record on the card,

a motor for the time stamp, a detent on the motor, and means for releasing the detent periodically, of a pointer fixed on the casing, and a scale cotiperating therewith fixed on the card receiver to indicate the position of the receiver.

11. In a time recorder adapted to make a record upon a card or removable record surface, the combination with a time stamp and a casing therefor, of a trigger adapted to be moved sidewise and for operation by the thumb, and a rest for the hand.

12. In a time recorder the combination with a time stamp of the printing hammer j the latch piece j cooperating therewith, the latch spring 7' the crank and crank pin j operated manually, the abutment j and the spring 9.

13. In a time recorder adapted to make a record on a card or removable record surface, the combination with a time stamp, an inked ribbon, means for impressing a time record therewith, and means for moving the ribbon longitudinally, of guides for the ribbon adapted to curve the ribbon transversely in the neighborhood of the time stamp.

14. In a time recorder adapted to make a record on a card or removable record surface, the combination with a time stamp, an inked ribbon, means for impressing a time record therewith, reels for the ribbon and means for winding it, of fixed guides concaved so as to curve the ribbon transversely and guide it centrally on to the reels.

15. In a time recorder: the combination with a time stamp, an inked ribbon, and manually operated means for printing a record therewith, of two reels and ratchet wheels for winding the ribbon, friction brakes thereon, a pawl adapted to engage and turn either of the wheels, means whereby the pawl is retracted by the manual operation of the printing means, and a spring adapted to be set by such manual operation lopies of this patent may be obtained for and acting when released to restore the manual means and to operate the pawl and wind the ribbon.

16. In a time recorder adapted to make a record on a cardor removable record surface, the combination with a time stamp, an

inked ribbon, means for impressing a time.

record therewith, two reels for the ribbon, ratchet wheels attached thereto respectively, and a pawl to engage and rotate either of the ratchet wheels, of the slot 71 the pivoted piece 72, the spring 70 and means for moving the spring toward either end of the piece 7': so as to reverse the winding of the ribbon.

17. 'In a time recorder adapted to make a record on a card or removable record surface, the combination with a time stamp, an inked ribbon, means for impressing a time record therewith, two reels for the ribbon placed adjacently, ratchet wheels attached thereto respectively, and a pawl or pawls to engage and rotate either of the ratchet wheels and wind the ribbon, of the spring toggle Z, m, actuated by the winding of the ribbon so as to transfer the winding from one reel to the other and reverse the motion of the ribbon.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

IVILLIAM TAYLOR.

lVitnesses J. ATKINS, ARCHIBALD SMITH.

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